Doctors is a Korean drama that ran on South Korean television from 2016 to 2017. Gosh, I'm always late watching dramas. Many people have probably watched this drama a tom of times over but I watch Korean dramas in my own time still. Oh Choong Hwan(My Love from a Star) and Park Soo Jin directs the show while Ha Ayung Hee acts as writer. Kim Rye Won, Park Shin Hye, Lee Syung Kyung, and, Yoon Gyun Sang make up the casting for the drama. People say that the drama had high rating because of the star power of Kim Rye Won who has been acting in dramas since the early 2000s. Doctors was his first appearance acting in a drama after a year. Foreign fans beg to differ that it was due to Park Shin Hye's popularity. These people don't live in South Korea though.
A girl becomes a Doctor to help those who cannot help themselves. She also wants revenge for her grandmothers death. Her old teacher that she has history with also works at the same hospital as her along with her old classmate. Will she accomplish her goal?
There's has been a big increase in medical dramas last year going into this year. I've had to roll my eyes in the back of my head seeing so many dramas using the same theme. Doctors did however catch my attention because of the cast. I'm a long time Kdrama fan so the most of the cast is like a dream. Putting the cast aside, The script reminds my of the dramas from the old school of Korean drama storytelling. Well, except for the details of the main relationship. An age difference is defiantly there and the circumstances of how both characters met might feel awkward to some viewers. Doctor's script stays very consistent with strong content that supports the whole drama. Each episode deals with different medical cases ranging from problems about humanity to the different social levels of the wealthy and poor. The two levels of wealth are seen clearly by the patients rooms. One room looks plain with just white painted walls while the other patient's room looks like a mini apartment. You can guess which room belongs to which person from which social level. Doctors also actually puts in the effort to add realism to it's presentation. Medical terms are used and when they are used, they are shown on the side of the screen with a brief explanation. Patients that arrive at the hospital are easy to relate to when their problems are revealed. I was more interested in the people who needed care in the hospital than the main stories themselves at the end of the day. Viewer's will get into their feelings watching the patients and their love one's struggle to get their lives to what they once had. Emotions are the core of the excitement that makes the episodes interesting. Episodes make you want to keep watching them back to back. At some point, the conflicts even hit close to home for our main characters. This just heightens the plot even more. My only problem with Doctor's script was how it decided to deal with the villains of the drama. I didn't feel satisfied with how the drama solves the main conflict. I felt that their should have been more punishment outside of what occurred. Forget that sentimental crap. The main bad guy took a life based on a simple mistake that could have been avoided. Overall, Doctors was written very thought provokingly.
Park Shin Hye plays a doctor who is out for revenge for her grandmother's death. She lives day to day as a strong woman who keeps herself closed off. The only person who can open her heard again is her old teacher played by Kim Rye Won. He resumes his job as a doctor and the two meet again at his father's hospital. I really loved Park's character in the beginning of the show because she was a tuff female character that didn't take shit from anyone. Her character dies down a bit as the drama progresses but she continues to possess a strong will to help people. Kim Rye Won's character is like the fairy Godmother or the guardian angel to Park's character. He's funny when he needs to be. He's supportive when he needs to be. He's strict when he needs to be. Kim has an attractive quality in his acting that makes most of us smile. I think him being a big kid made the fact that a teacher was dating his student come across as less awkward… at least to me. Sure, the idea still lingered in the back of my mind while I watched this drama but they have a steady chemistry with one another. Kim Rye Won knows how to kiss a woman!!!! THOSE WHO SAW THE DRAMA ALREADY, DID YOU SEE THIS MAN'S TECHNIQUE?? LORD HAVE MERCY! PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT FOLKS! Some of these Korean actors should take down some notes. The extended cast did a good job too and I loved the cameo appearances from actors such as Namgung Min. They had their own issues that weren't boring to watch at all. I did want the third wheels to try harder though(like in every drama.). One of the most optimistic doctors has a scare that's hard to watch also.
I'm a bit up in the air about the ending. It wasn't bad at all. I just wanted more of a closure than what was given. If you like purely romance for endings then the conclusion won't bother you as much.
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